Datacenter Facilities Manager

About Nebius:

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.

Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.

Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.

Facilities Manager – Data Center

The Role

The Facilities Manager leads a multidisciplinary team of engineers, technicians, contractors, and service providers responsible for maintaining highly available, mission-critical data center infrastructure.

This position oversees daily facilities operations, maintenance programs, capital projects, vendor performance, safety, compliance, and operational risk. The Facilities Manager drives operational excellence through continuous improvement, sustainability initiatives, strong technical governance, and proactive asset management.

Key Responsibilities

Critical Facilities Operations

• Lead the day-to-day operation of all critical data center infrastructure.

• Ensure the availability and reliability of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, security, and life-safety systems.

• Maintain compliance with Service Level Agreements, operational standards, and uptime objectives.

• Oversee 24/7 operational support, including incident response, escalation, and recovery.

• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures, and Methods of Procedure are accurate, current, and consistently followed.

• Review and approve high-risk maintenance activities and changes affecting critical infrastructure.

• Support capacity planning and ensure infrastructure can meet current and future operational requirements.

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop Critical Facilities Engineers and Technicians.

• Manage shift schedules, staffing levels, technical training, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.

• Establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and development plans.

• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate contractor and vendor activities to ensure work is completed safely, on time, and to the required quality standards.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of facilities personnel.

Maintenance and Asset Management

• Develop and oversee preventive, predictive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance programs.

• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, work orders, and equipment records through the Computerized Maintenance Management System.

• Ensure maintenance activities are properly risk-assessed, documented, approved, and communicated.

• Monitor equipment condition and lifecycle performance and develop repair, upgrade, and replacement strategies.

• Ensure maintenance activities minimize operational risk, service disruption, and unplanned downtime.

• Review recurring equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions.

• Maintain accurate asset registers, maintenance records, technical documentation, and spare-parts inventories.

Infrastructure Management

Oversee the operation and maintenance of critical systems, including:

• Medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical distribution systems

• Uninterruptible Power Supply systems and battery plants

• Standby diesel generators

• Automatic Transfer Switches

• Switchgear, transformers, protection systems, and electrical panels

• Chillers and chilled-water systems

• Computer Room Air Handling and Computer Room Air Conditioning units

• Air Handling Units

• Pumps and hydronic systems

• Heat exchangers

• Building Management Systems

• Data Center Infrastructure Management systems

• Fire detection and suppression systems

• Security and access-control systems

• Fuel storage and distribution systems

• Water-treatment and leak-detection systems

Health, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with the French Labour Code, applicable EU directives, French environmental regulations, local requirements, and company policies.

• Maintain a strong health, safety, and environmental culture across the facility.

• Manage Permit to Work, Lockout/Tagout, electrical isolation, hot-work, confined-space, and contractor-safety programs.

• Ensure employees and contractors hold the appropriate training, authorizations, and certifications for their assigned work.

• Lead incident, near-miss, and equipment-failure investigations.

• Conduct root-cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed.

• Prepare for and support regulatory inspections, customer assessments, insurance reviews, and internal and external audits.

• Ensure appropriate emergency-response plans, drills, and escalation procedures are maintained.

Capital Projects and Commissioning

• Support the planning and delivery of infrastructure upgrades, replacements, expansions, and capital projects.

• Review technical designs, specifications, risk assessments, and commissioning plans.

• Coordinate project work with operations teams to minimize risk to live services.

• Participate in factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.

• Ensure complete operational handover, including training, asset documentation, test results, warranties, and as-built drawings.

• Monitor project budgets, schedules, risks, and contractor performance.…

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